Marlow Social News Reports Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs J W Baker and Miss Mary Mode visited Stephenville to see Mr and Mrs William Lewis Mode. Several local residents returned home after visits in Calvert Gause Bryan Belton and Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Baker
Mary Mode
Kitty Mode
Stephenville
William Lewis Mode
Jack Bigham
Joy
Minnie Lamkim
A. B. McFarland
Bryan
E. R. Hearne
Ronald Short
Jim Short
Belton
Belton Hospital
Ronnie
Sherrie
Poage and Staff Send Aid to Little Linda
Congressman Poage and staff contribute five dollars to the Linda Sneaks fund. Each staff member sent one dollar, with a Washington to Cameron and Dallas message signed by W. R. Poage and listed aides including Houston Clinton, Jr. Pauline Graves Ira Earl Heath Lacy Sharp. Printing is a home industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poage
Little Linda
W. R. Poage
Linda Sneaks Fund
Washington
Linda
Cameron
Dallas
Texas
Houston Clinton, JR
Pauline E. Graves
Iva
Earl Heath Lacy Sharp
Wreck Near Trent Kills Three. One Critical
Three members of the Bishop family die in a late Friday car crash near Trent, with Mrs Oscar Bishop Jr and Ruby Bishop among the injured. The Bishop party had been returning from a funeral in Waco for 88 year old Mattie Crockett. M G Cox Cameron attorney provided details. Oscar Bishop reportedly a Taylor county peace officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent
Oscar Bishop
Oscar Bishop, Jr
Waco
Mattie Crockett
Cameron Couple Welcome Linda Lee Riddle Baby
Mr and Mrs R E Riddle of Cameron announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday June 8 1949 weighing eight pounds 15 ounces The mother is the former Mildred Pate and the child is named Linda Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. _ Riddle
Cameron
Daghter
Linda Lee
Mildred Pate
Leo Harris Listed Among Newton Memorial Hospital Patients
Leo Harris is reported as one of the patients at Newton Memorial Hospital. The brief note confirms his current admission status within the facility's patient roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Harris
Newton Memorial Hospital
Local Social Roundup From Yarrellton
Yarrellton residents hosted and visited relatives across the region. Laverne Provasek, Hortense Nabours, Paul Nabours, and Jane visited K D Griffin home while Olga George and children stayed with John Mek ush family. Lewis Solomon and son Wilford traveled to Temple for a business trip. G L Gallatin of Austin visited Patsy Russell. Marl Pittman of Cameron stayed with Frank Griffin. Charlie Barrett of Corpus Christi aided by his ill father Charlie Griffin in Cameron Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loma Russell
Hortense Nabours
Paul
Jane
K. D
Marl Pittman
Cameron
Frank Griffin
Charlie Barrett
Corpus Christi
Charlie Griffin
Yvonne De Carlo Calamity Jane leads Cameron screen bill
Yvonne De Carlo and Howard Duff star in Calamity Jane and Sam Bass at Cameron Theatre. The article credits hard work for their success, tracing Duff’s Seattle stage and radio start, wartime service, and film roles, and De Carlo’s rise from West Coast cafe gigs to a Walter Wanger sponsored beauty contest breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne de Carlo
Howard Duff
Miss de Carlo
Duff
Universal-International
Seattle
Wash
Trelawney
The
Wells
Seattle Repertory Playhouse
KOMO
Pacific
Sam Spade
Red Canyon
Yvonne
Hollywood
Vancouver
B. C
Walter Wanger
Sam Bass
Milam County Corn Crops Benefited by Weekend Rain
Rainfall across Milam County Saturday and Sunday boosted corn crops with Cameron receiving 0.60 inches by Monday morning. West areas Buckholts and Rogers saw heavier rain and winds, Elm Creek flowed from the watershed, and east Sand country had lighter but helpful rains for tomatoes and cantaloupes. No watermelons will be ready for the June 19 Negro Celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Cameron
L. W. Smith
Community Public Service Company
Buckholts
Rogers
Blackland Farm
Mrs A J Armstrong Ill at Newton Memorial Hospital
Mrs Armstrong is ill and a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital. Her many friends wish for her a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Armstrong
Newton Memorial Hospital
Dallas County Floods Kill Eleven and Cause Heavy Damage
Torrential rain battered Dallas County late Monday into Tuesday with Garland hardest hit. Eleven people died, Garland suffered about 1 million dollars in damage as floodwaters swept cars through streets and people to safety. Trinity River rose to 38 feet. Highways closed and water systems feared polluted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas County
Garland
Dallas
Carrelton
Fort Worth
South Fort Worth
Trinity
Farmers race to Houston for first cotton bale
Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton farmers chase the year’s first bale with Joe Acosta, John Campbell, and a mystery driver in Edinburg in a race to Houston. Acosta’s bale weighed 460 pounds, then 450 on scales. Campbell sent pickers back to the fields and planned to fly by plane. The unknown driver sped toward Houston from Pharr, keeping the outcome in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcallen
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Joe Acosta
J. W. Williams
Acosta
Williams
John Campbell
Raymondville
Campbell
L. P. Blantons
Edinburg
Pharr
Publisher Forest Weimhold Seeks Indian Collection Move
Forest Weimhold publisher of the Hockley County Herald and Sun News stopped in Cameron on Tuesday en route to the Texas Press Association meeting in Galveston. He reported Cam eron’s population near 10 000 and expressed interest in moving the Indian collection from his paper to Texas Tech College in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Weimhold
Hockley County Herald and Sun- News
Levelland
Cameron
Texas Press Association
Galveston
Weimhold
The
Herald
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Dr Gus Evans Heads Optician Committee
Dr Gus Evans Cameron optometrist was named chairman of the motorists vision committee of the Texas Optometric Association announced by Dr Ira Woods Littlefield president. Evans urged optometrists to share vision safety info for motorists and pedestrians noting many drivers have poor vision despite car condition and few states require corrective eyewear for half sighted drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Evans
Cameron Optometrist
Texas Optometric Association
Ira FE. Woods
Littlefield
Evans
Parma Radio Service Promises Low-Cost Repairs
An advertisement proclaims Parma Radio Service repairs all radio makes at reduced prices, inviting customers to trust its expertise and pay less for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARMA
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Cleveland
Ohio
H. A. Bittick
Taylor
Calvert Livestock Auction Company
Jimmie Gallemore
Senate
Milam Theatre
Yarrellton News
Laverne Provasek
Charlene Griffin
Calamity
Farmers Racing
Houston Exchange
H Patric Knowles
Ratea Bellamy
Eugenie Pallette
Queene Vassar
Gregory Licava
Tarzan
Lex Lex Barrer
Brenda Joyce
Alpert Opeker
Coven Ankers
Charles Drake
Let Bholem
Hanny Glugui
Idgar Bce Durrovone
Cameron Theatre
North Central Church
OF Christ
Charles Garner
Marlin
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